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Residents press county on key-card security, janitorial services and brownfield/data-center concerns
Summary
Public commenters raised data-center and brownfield concerns and alleged poor county record responsiveness and security controls for key-card access and janitorial services; commissioners acknowledged the comments and staff were asked to follow up on record requests and process questions.
During the public-participation portion of the Aug. 5 meeting, residents raised several operational concerns.
Christopher Hicks criticized county responsiveness to records requests and alleged problems with the county's key-card access program, saying some cards are miscoded and give broad access to buildings, including judge's chambers, and that records requests for investigations into janitorial services have been slow. "Many of those key cards are completely miscoded and give access to every place in the county, including judge's chambers," Hicks said. He asked commissioners for responses and for faster records responses.
Julie Tolliver of Batavia Township raised questions she said stemmed from a political event discussion about brownfield sites and potential data-center development. Tolliver asked which board oversees brownfields, how mitigation is handled, where grant funding would come from and what plans exist for ancillary infrastructure such as cooling towers, backup generators and power substations. She advised residents about property-valuation appeal timing and asked for clearer county communication on these issues.
Commissioners heard the comments and noted staff would look into record requests and provide clarification where appropriate; no formal action was taken during the public-comment period.
